Mechanical movement



(No M odel.)

J. MORWITL MEGHANIGAL MOVEMENT.

No. 315,431. Patented Apr. 7, l885.

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UNITED STATES ATENT QFFICE.

JOSEPH nonwrrz, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,431, dated April 7, 1885.

Application filed October 9, 1884. (No model.)

- mechanical movement embodying my invention.

The object of my invention is the utilization of the strain, pull, or jerk upon ropes or chains for the purpose of producing motion and power.

, Referring to the drawings, A represents a carriage whose wheels B are run upon tracks,

a road-bed, platform, &c., as desired.

Supported upon the fioor A of the carriage are cylinders 0, within which are pistons D, the rods E whereof are connected with elbowlevers F, the latter being mounted on pedestals G, which rise from the floor A of the carriage.

H represents plungers, which are passed,

into the cylinders C, so as to compress the water or fluid therein and impart motion to the pistons D, and consequently to the elbowlevers F.

In order to depress the plungers H, I employ engines J, which are sustained on the carriage A, and operated by steam, air, &c., the piston-rods K of said engines carrying heads L, which are so disposed that when the engines are operated the heads L come in contact with the plungers H and impart blows thereto, it being noticed that the two engines are alternately operated so as to cause the alternate motion of the elbow-levers F.

Connected with the elbow-levers are ropes M, which are also connected with posts N, rising from the road-bed. Ropes P are also connected with the elbow levers, and with standards Q, rising from the floor of the carriage A. i

A cross-head or slide, R, is suitably mounted adjacent to the carriage A, and is connected therewith by a rod or bar, S, one end of which is attached to the axle of one of the pivoted to any part of the carriage or truck thereof, said slide having a rod or bar, T, which is attached to the wrist-pin a of a crank, band, or power wheel, U.

It will be seen that when the engines J are operated the plungers H are alternately depressed and short and rapid blows imparted to the pistons D, the motions whereof are communicated to the elbow-levers F, thus alternately stretching the ropes M, whereby the 1 carriage is quickly moved in opposite directions,the effect of which is the operation of the slide It, and consequent rotation of the crank, band, or power wheel, the power of which maybe communicated by a'belt or band 6 or gearing to the place of service.

XVhen the ropes M of one side are stretched,

those of the opposite sides are slackened, and

when a plunger of one of the engines rises, the

plunger D of the relative press or cylinder 7 O is released, and thus the rod E rises and power is withdrawn from the elbow-lever F.

hen a piston is depressed, the rope P is i r small power to operate the engines J the mechanism employed causes the operation of the wheel U with considerable force and rapidity.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters l Patent, is

1. A carriage provided with presses and engines therefor, and levers connected with the pistonrods of said presses, in combination with ropes connected with said levers, go

and attachments, as described, independent of the carriage, substantially as and for the purpose set'forth. I 2. A carriage provided with a press, an

engine therefor, a lever connected with the 5 1 piston-rod of said press, and a rope, which f latter is connected with said lever, and an attachment, as described, independent of the 1 wheels of the carriage, although it may be 5o carriage, in combination with a stop-rope atthe slide R, connecting-rods S T, and powertached to said lever and the carriage, subwheel U, substantially as and for the purpose IO stantially as and for the purpose set forth. set forth.

3. A carria e with presses en ines there- U I 5 for, levers co nected with the pi ton-rods of JOSEPH MORVITZ' said presses, ropes connected with said 1e- \Vitnesses; vers, and attachments, as described, inde- JOHN A. WVIEDERsHEnI,

pendent of the carriage, in combination with A. 1?. GRANT. 

